- Tina Liebling
Tina Liebling is a politician and attorney from the
U.S. state ofMinnesota . She currently represents Minnesota House District 30A, which consists entirely of the city of Rochester, in theMinnesota House of Representatives . She is a member of theMinnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party .Liebling was born and raised in
Minneapolis, Minnesota , the daughter of noted photographerJerome Liebling . After her family moved away from the area, she returned to attend theUniversity of Minnesota , earning a B.A. in Spanish and graduatingmagna cum laude . She went on to attend theUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst , receiving an M.S. inPublic Health , then went toBoston University School of Law , graduatingcum laude with a J.D.. She married her husband, Mark, shortly after law school, and moved to the Chicago area, where her three children were born. In 1994, she moved to Rochester, where her husband was hired as a consultant for theMayo Clinic , and she began a solo law practice focused oncriminal law .Her political career began in 2002, when she first ran for the seat she now holds, finishing second behind former state representative
Carla Nelson in a three-way race. She ran again in 2004 and defeated Nelson with 50.75% of the vote. Liebling andAndy Welti , a DFL representative from neighboring district 30B, were part of large DFL gains in the Minnesota House in 2004. The two are the first Democrats to represent Rochester, a traditional Republican stronghold, in many years. She was inaugurated onJanuary 4 ,2005 . In 2006, she was re-elected with 52.76% of the vote, again defeatingCarla Nelson . Liebling currently serves on four committees: Taxes, Public Safety Finance Division, Health and Human Services, and Health and Human Services Finance Division. She also serves as an Assistant Majority Leader.External links
* [http://www.tinaliebling.org Liebling for State House Campaign]
* [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=30A Minnesota House Website]
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